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  1. Turtle

    Get ready for higher pump prices!!!

    Prices spiked initially, but they've already fallen back down. There are four pipelines that carry heavy Canadian crude from the Enbridge, Inc.' Clearbrook, MN hub. Only one of the lines was damaged. They expect to have it repaired and all 4 lines back up and running within the next few days. In...
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    Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new oil

    RE: Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new Fumoto Drain Valve Extra drain plugs? Replacing oil pans? For about $25 you can pretty much eliminate even the possibility of stripped threads and rounded heads. http://www.fumotousa.com/ http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/ I got mine here...
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    Van Forum

    "A lot of you guys on here are bashing someone interested in getting into Expediting with a van or Sprinter .... Positive comments help people new not trashing !!" Giving someone blunt, brutally honest advice is not the same as bashing. It's far better to let someone new know exactly what they...
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    Van Forum

    If you separate out different forums for different vehicles types, newbies who come here looking for information may very well come here predisposed to a certain type of vehicle, say, a van, and may therefor ignore the forums that deal with straight trucks. They end up missing out on straight...
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    OK who did it?

    Unethical? Seems to me that you need to step back and take a look at what this business is, and accept it for what it is, rather than try and make it into what you wish it to be. The five-day work week didn't even exist until about 100 years ago. In some parts of the world the weekend is...
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    free tv on your laptop

    It's a rip off. Basically, you pay them for all their hard work (a.k.a. Google) in scoping out free Internet radio stations and video streaming Web sites. Then you download their proprietary software (a.k.a. an HTML page) that indexes and allows you to watch and listen. http://wwitv.com/ Same...
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    Verizon vs Sprint ??

    I download a lot of large files. There are 7 or 8 TV shows that I download weekly, and I'll grab a movie or two per week. Most of the TV shows are in the 350-600 MB range, and the movies are generally in the 1.2 gig range. I'll download a log of MP3's, as well, that range from 8mb to 30mb each...
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    How many skids for a van ?

    European Are you still in the bathroom?!?! Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
  9. Turtle

    Rated X

    I don't have big stacks, bull nuts ,train horns, chrome sitting ladies or any of that other shiny stuff. You should see my penis. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
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    OK who did it?

    I delivered a load in Ajax, ON on Wednesday, then later that day got a load out of Ajax for Thanksgiving Day delivery to Lebanon, KY. Ended up sitting all weekend, but got a Monday 0400 load from Morehead, KY down to Jackson, MS. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
  11. Turtle

    Sprinter: Larger Fuel tank

    The Web site is from a place in France that builds a direct bolt-in replacement, 200 litres, twice the size of the one you got now. It's a pretty popular upfit in Europe. I've got an uncle in Germany that has one. www.acgb.co.uk. Not much information on the site, but I know that unless you...
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    Gifts for Expeditors

    " just give me the old hos so we can split the sleeper into 5hr stints" There's a really funny lot lizard joke in there if you look for it. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
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    How many skids for a van ?

    Most expedited loads are two skids or less, or more than 4 skids. Three just isn't the magic number that many recruiters would like you to believe when discussing how to outfit a van. They'll tell you that being able to haul three skids will benefit you, and that's true, but only to a point. It...
  14. Turtle

    FAQ

    Fax me the facts about the FAQ's. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
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    Leaky roof

    There have been some issues (tho not widespread) with regard to rust, and in some cases leaking along with it, at the seams, especially some of the spot welds, but also up around the gutters. It's a good idea to get a ladder and get up there and check out every now and then. I've found no...
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    Longest Layover?

    Nine days in Laredo. I had a run from Laredo to Goderich, ON, Friday pickup for Monday delivery, and before I even delivered it I was dispatched on a return run back to Laredo, from the same place I was delivering to in Goderich. I was to deliver on Monday and then wait for them to machine the...
  17. Turtle

    Showers

    Wow, look at all the fake outrage. Reverend Al would be right proud. Look folks, it's just the Internet, and there's no reason to get all bent out of shape over a bunch of relatively meaningless text on a screen. Get a grip. "Most people will give these away rather than see them dissipear in...
  18. Turtle

    lock your doors and get out you guns

    It's not as bad a problem in a van, as the van/car parking lot isn't quite the "jungle" as the big truck lots are. Still, thieves are mostly opportunists, and they'll hit a van if the opportunity is there. That's one of the reasons I'm not a big fan of all manner of electronic equipment...
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    WARNING!!!

    I run AdMuncher, a popup blocker, ad blocker, stops most site annoyances, blocks most adware, spyware, cookie tracking, etc. It's small, fast, works well, is easily configurable and has browser extensions for even more flexibility (right click on an unwanted ad and then add it to the list of...
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    WARNING!!!

    Short answer - It's not an attack. Don't worry about it. It's coming from one of Panther's servers (216.207.216.11). Long answer - Yawn ZZZzzz... The alert was probably "intrusion.generic.tcp.flags.bad.combine.attack" instead of "intrusion.generic.tcp.flags.combine.attack". I'm guessing...
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